Ah, yes. Does it get more controversial than the Monopoly Free Parking spot? Probably not. Everyone I’ve ever played with has their own version. More than that, everyone insists that their interpretation of house rules is the only acceptable way to use the Free Parking space. If you’ve read any of my previous articles, you’ll …
My friends, my other half, and I love Carcassonne. It’s our go-to game. In fact, our close friends are so interested in it that they flew there for a weekend trip and took photos to mirror the box art. Yes. We’re cool. Carcassonne genuinely is an excellent game for all the family. It’s enjoyable as …
To my mind, Carcassonne is the best tile-based board game you can get. It’s full of twists and turns; everything can change right up until the end. It’s a bit like an aggressive board-game version of SimCity. The object (of the base game) is simple: build cities, claim roads, inhabit monasteries, and don’t let anyone share …
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Patchwork is a game of Tetris without the speed stresses. It’s literally all about “knitting” a quilt from pieces of “patchwork”. Does it get any more granny-zen than that? (No offense, knitters!) It’s a two-player game I’ve found great for whipping out on a relaxed evening in. There’s nothing too intense going on here. Patchwork …
If you’ve ever played Avalon, The Resistance, Mafia, or One Night Ultimate Werewolf, the objectives of Secret Hitler will be familiar. It’s a deception game. You try to pass enough Policies for your team to win the game. Secret Hitler is a hidden-role game. Playing these well means deceiving your friends and lying or bluffing …
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Have you ever dreamed of trading mushrooms for sticks? No? Neither has anyone else. But if that concept mashed into a card game sounds appealing, Fungi is for you. It’s a bit like a thematic, more complicated version of Rummy’s traditional card game. There are more steps, and the rounds take longer, but the concept …
When it comes to the classic two-player game, “Stratego,” there are many possible techniques to win – as the name suggests. Think about the game as a combination between Chess, Battleship, and Capture the Flag. Skill and luck combine here to make for exciting rounds where nothing’s ever the same again. The first step to …
When looking for the best travel-friendly board games to play during long layovers, you need things that are compact, easy to play in a small space, and without many pieces. However, it must also be engaging, entertaining, and – of course – fun! I’ve done my fair share of traveling. I’ve spent several hours in …
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Have you ever dreamed of becoming a fraudulent witch doctor? What about a rip-off witch? If so, this potion-making game could be for you. Quacks of Quedlinburg isn’t perhaps the most universally well-known board game out there, despite winning the Kennerspiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) award in 2018. It’s a typical game of chance and …
Cover Your Assets is a card game created specifically for light-hearted gamers who like to fall out with each other. Experience the cut-throat world of business and collecting as your friends and family gang up on you, stab you in the back, defraud you, crush your dreams, and otherwise tear your carefully constructed fortune from …
